Crochet Easter Bunny: A Delightful Holiday Project

If you're looking for a charming and delightful Easter decoration, consider making a Crochet Easter Bunny! These cuddly creations are not only fun to make but also add a whimsical touch to your Easter festivities. With their fuzzy tails and floppy ears, they are sure to bring smiles to everyone's faces.

Materials Needed

• Yarn in any color (main color and contrasting color, multi color yarn for making eggs)
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Polyester fiberfill
• Stitch marker for working in the round
• Needle for sewing
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Scissor

Abbreviations

• sc = single crochet
• inc = increase
• dec = decrease
• st = stitch
• ch = chain
• skp = skip
• R = round
• CC = change color
• BLO = back loops only
• FO = fasten off

Note: This project is worked in continuous rounds.

Head and Body

Using white yarn:

1. R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
2. R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
3. R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
4. R4: 2 sc, inc, rep 6x (24)
5. R5: 3 sc, inc, rep 6x (30)
6. R6: sc around
7. R7: 4 sc, inc, rep 6x (36)
8. R8: sc around
9. R9: 5 sc, inc, rep 6x (42)
10. R10: sc around
11. R11: 6 sc, inc, rep 6x (48)
12. R12-16: sc around
13. R17: 3 sc, inc, rep 12x (60)
14. R18-19: sc around
15. R20: 9 sc, inc, rep 6x (66)
16. R21-27: sc around

If you are using safety eyes, attach them in between R9 – R10, leaving 8 sts between them.

28. R28: 9 sc, dec, rep 6x (60)
29. R29: 8 sc, dec, rep 6x (54)
30. R30: BLO, 7 sc, dec, rep 6x (48)
31. R31: 6 sc, dec, rep 6x (42)
32. R32: 5 sc, dec, rep 6x (36)
33. R33: 4 sc, dec, rep 6x (30)
34. R34: 3 sc, dec, rep 6x (24)
35. Stuff the body
36. R35: 2 sc, dec, rep 6x (18)
37. R36: sc, dec, rep 6x (12)
38. Add more stuffing
39. R37: dec, rep 6x (6)
40. F/O

Ears (Make 2)

Use main color:

1. R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
2. R2: sc around
3. R3: sc, inc, rep 3x (9)
4. R4: sc around
5. R5: 2 sc, inc, rep 3x (12)
6. R6: sc around
7. R7: 3 sc, inc, rep 3x (15)
8. R8: sc around
9. R9: 4 sc, inc, rep 3x (18)
10. R10-19: sc around
11. R20: sc, dec, rep 6x (12)
12. R21: 2 sc, dec, rep 3x (9)
13. F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Inner Ears (Make 2)

Use contrasting color:

1. R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 2 sc
2. R2: ch 1, turn, sc in each sts
3. R3: ch 1, turn, inc in each sts (4)
4. R4-8: ch 1, turn, sc in each sts
5. R9: ch 1, turn, dec = 2x (2)
6. R10: ch 1, turn, dec
7. F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Hands (Make 2)

Use main color:

1. R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 5 sc
2. R2: inc, rep 5x (10)
3. R3: sc, inc, rep 5x (15)
4. R4-5: sc around
5. R6: sc, dec, rep 5x (10)
6. Stuff hands
7. R7-16: sc around
8. Add a little more stuffing.
9. F/O leaving a long tail for sewing. Close the hole by sewing both sides of the hand. Don’t cut the yarn; we will use it for sewing the hands to the body.

Legs (Make 2)

Use main color:

1. R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
2. R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
3. R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
4. R4: sc, inc, [2 sc, inc = rep 5x], sc (24)
5. R5: work in BLO, sc around
6. R6: sc around
7. R7: 8 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (20)
8. R8: 6 sc, 4 dec, 6 sc (16)
9. R9-10: sc around
10. Stuff legs
11. F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Tail

Use main color:

1. R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
2. R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
3. R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
4. R4-5: sc around
5. Stuff tail
6. F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Easter Eggs (Make Several)

I used multi color yarn:

1. R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
2. R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
3. R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
4. R4: sc around
5. R5: 2 sc, inc, rep 6x (24)
6. R6-7: sc around
7. R8: 2 sc, dec, rep 6x (18)
8. R9: sc around
9. Stuff eggs
10. R10: sc, dec, rep 6x (12)
11. R11: dec, rep 6x (6)
12. F/O

Finishing Touches

Sew nose, mouth, and eyebrows to create the face.

Sew inner ears onto the ears.

Sew the ears onto the head.

Sew the hands onto the sides of the body.

Sew the legs on the front part of the body.

Sew the tail on the back side part of the body.